Palantir vs xAI: who is hiring more, and for what
Side by side from both companies' own careers feeds, refreshed every 6 hours.
Palantir has 321 open roles to xAI's 289. xAI posted more in the last 30 days (73 against 14). Palantir's largest function is Engineering (45% of open roles); xAI's is Operations (31%). On posted base ranges, xAI's median midpoint is $215k against $152k at Palantir.
| Palantir | xAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles | 321 | 289 |
| New in 7 days | 9 | 32 |
| New in 30 days | 14 | 73 |
| Leadership seats open | 0 | 4 |
| Remote-friendly share | 0% | 13% |
| Research share of roles | 1% | 5% |
| Go-to-market share of roles | 17% | 4% |
| Median posted salary range (USD) | $135k to $170k | $172k to $258k |
| Research roles | 2 | 14 |
| Engineering roles | 145 | 36 |
| Infrastructure roles | 61 | 77 |
| Data roles | 0 | 36 |
| Product & Design roles | 16 | 2 |
| Go-to-market roles | 56 | 12 |
| Operations roles | 41 | 92 |
Newest at Palantir
- Contract Operations Palo Alto, CA
- Contract Operations Washington, D.C.
- Contract Operations Denver, CO
- Contract Operations New York, NY
- Software Engineer – Query Engines New York, NY
Newest at xAI
- Infrastructure Security Engineer - London Dublin, Ireland
- Lead Technician (Power Generation) - Memphis Southaven, MS
- Senior BSA/AML Investigator Palo Alto, CA
- Expert Team Lead, Engineering Palo Alto, CA
- Expert Team Lead, Medicine Palo Alto, CA
Shares are fractions of open roles. Salary is the median of posted base ranges in USD. Full company scorecards, hiring velocity and closed roles for every company are in Pro. AI salaries · Hiring index.